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274 points npalli | 1 comments | 29 Mar 25 12:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.195s | source
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drweevil ◴[29 Mar 25 15:31 UTC] No.43516312[source]▶
Not the first time I find myself wishing there was some explanation about the flagging.
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1. luckylion ◴[30 Mar 25 19:04 UTC] No.43526627[source]▶
I did not flag this, but I've flagged stuff before that I don't want to see more of on HN because it feels like it would ruin what I enjoy. If I need "Person did X - What happened next will surprise you", I'd go to reddit, so I'll flag that type of low-quality content.

I don't know why people flagged this, but I often had the impression that PG's content ends up on the front page because he's PG, not because it's particularly interesting or noteworthy. Maybe the people flagging it feel similar.